Where does “-ar” come from?
-ar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
-ar (Portuguese): forms the impersonal infinitive of...
Definitions
- forms the impersonal infinitive of...
Ancestry of “-ar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 2 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 3 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |